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Sergio Perez says Cadillac are âstill lacking a lotâ operationally and need to maximise their carâs performance after a front-right suspension failure ended his Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on lap 42, with the Mexican saying he had not made contact with any walls. Perez said: "It's something that we have to understand and get on top of, because it's not ideal what is happening and has happened. It's something we need to investigate and hopefully get on top of, because it's not ideal. I think, operationally, we are still lacking a lot, and we are not making the progress that we are making in terms of performance. So we need to be able to maximise the car performance at the moment."
Bernie Collins says Max Verstappenâs âonly slight weaknessâ in lobbying for changes to Formula 1âs power-unit regulations is that he has now said he intends to stay in the sport for 2027. Collins said: "His only slight weakness was a few days ago when he said he was going to stay because he committed to it. But he's been pretty strong on it, and fair play to him for making that point on something that he feels really, really strongly about."
Isack Hadjar says the two penalties he received in the Canadian Grand Prix were fair, after the Red Bull driver was handed a 10-second time penalty for his defence against Charles Leclerc and a 10-second stop/go penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags. Hadjar said: "I don't mind the penalties, I think they're fair. It's just that I don't really understand where the pace went, because I really felt like I was struggling a lot out there. So yeah, on Saturday I felt great in the car, and now it's very hard to drive."
Charles Leclerc said the Canadian Grand Prix was the most difficult weekend of his Formula 1 career after struggling for tyre feel and being outpaced by Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the way to fourth place. Leclerc said: "Probably the most difficult weekend out of my Formula 1 career. I've had zero feeling with the tyres since FP1 first lap until the very last lap of the race, and even in the last 15 laps I was driving a second to a second and a half off the pace just to not take risk, and even in these kind of laps I still had moments where I was like 'that's too close for comfort'. It's been an incredibly difficult weekend."
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says Max Verstappenâs first podium of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix was down to the teamâs willingness to take risks to unlock performance. Mekies said: "I think as soon as we are in a situation where we don't feel Max and Isack are not at ease to push, we take risks. That's what this team has been doing for a number of years. That's what we've done this weekend. So as soon as we are there, we are going to try things. It's only the beginning of the year. It's the beginning of this generation of cars."
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur said the team had a âstrong weekendâ at the Canadian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton finished second and Charles Leclerc came home fourth, despite Ferrari not bringing any further upgrades to Montreal. Vasseur said: "Overall, it's a strong weekend with a strong performance from the team. Lewis was on the positive side all over the weekend, from Lap 1 in FP1 to the last lap of the race. The confidence was there and in these conditions, very cold conditions, poor grip, you need to have the confidence to build up the energy into the tyres and it went very well."
Pierre Gasly says his Alpineâs traction potential has âclearly changedâ since Miami and the team needs to understand what is causing it to get the performance back. Gasly said: "I think it's not as straightforward. At the moment I can just feel what I feel and we can just see on the data what we see in terms of difference. Whether it's a component or whether it's something else set-up-wise, it's a very small difference which doesn't explain the difference we're seeing. There is performance but since Miami my traction potential has clearly changed, and we need to get it back to where it was."
Aston Martin has announced a collaboration with British luxury stationer Smythson of Bond Street on a motorsport-inspired accessories range that will go on sale from October 2026. The jointly developed collection will include stationery, travel and tech accessories in Aston Martin colours, with a bespoke Circuit Journal featuring behind-the-scenes team content and space for fans to track the season; Aston Martin head of licensing and merchandise Matthew Chapman said the deal is âa natural alignment for both brands, creating new ways for fans to engage with the team through luxury products that integrate into everyday life.â
George Russell says he does not understand why some people in Formula 1 want major changes to the new power units, arguing they have helped create close wheel-to-wheel racing such as his Canadian Grand Prix battle with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Russell said: "I've not had a battle like this in years. These new cars allow you to do that, these new engines allow you to do that. I don't know why anybody wants to change them. That's only possible because of how these power units are. That's my view on it."
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team may have to rein in racing between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli if their on-track battles get âa little bit too closeâ, after the pair repeatedly fought for position in Montreal. Toto Wolff said: "It's important to analyse the risk, then discuss with the drivers whether they failed, if it was a bit close. And if that is the case, how can we avoid these very, very tough situations? Or let's say situations where we deem it a little bit too close... there could be a situation where we would maybe, maybe turn it down a notch."
Lewis Hamilton says he has had to âdigâ deep and âmove mountainsâ behind the scenes to unlock performance at Ferrari, after finishing second in Montreal for his strongest result with the team to date. Hamilton said: "This is my first second place with the team. It's something I've been working so hard for; I can't even begin to explain how deep I've had to dig to be able to get to this point, and the work and moving mountains in the background to enable this sort of performance. But I'm really grateful to the team for continuing to hold me up high and support me weekend in, weekend out."
Max Verstappen joked that McLarenâs decision to start the Canadian Grand Prix on intermediate tyres was a âgreat callâ, after the track had begun to dry by the time the cars headed to the grid. Max Verstappen said: "That was a great call. I was like, 'Thank you'."
Lewis Hamilton says he needs to bring his mother, Carmen Larbalestier, to more Formula 1 races after calling her his âlucky charmâ following his second place for Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Hamilton said: "I definitely need to - now she has to come, she's clearly my lucky omen, my lucky charm - have her come every weekend."
Carlos Sainz says his ninth-place finish for Williams in the Canadian Grand Prix was a âstrong resultâ after he made what he called a mistake in choosing to start on intermediate tyres and was forced to pit at the end of lap two when the rain did not arrive. Sainz said: "I think to come back from the back of the field to P9 is a very strong result for us. My mistake because I did the call for starting on intermediates. When I took the decision with minutes to go, the track was wet, it was still raining. Probably didn't know that it was going to stop within five minutes and there were going to be three formation laps that would dry out completely the track."
Williams team principal James Vowles says the disagreements over Formula 1âs proposed 2027 power-unit move to a 60:40 split between internal combustion engine and battery output come down to some manufacturers being unable to react as quickly as others. James Vowles said: "Now, where it got to the disagreements, a lot of it comes down to some PU manufacturers are not able to react as quickly as others, and we have to acknowledge that these are very expensive operations and it is very difficult. You are ordering a component in the power unit world probably 12 to 18 months in advance, so it is hard for them to directionally change that quickly, but we are still coming back to the table. It is a question of making sure we have a balance of what can be achieved by all parties."
Oscar Piastri apologised to Alex Albon after colliding with the Williams driver and ending his race in the Canadian Grand Prix, saying the lack of grip on slick tyres in the cold conditions caught him out. Piastri said: "It was just the level of grip out there was like nothing I've driven before, and just caught myself out. I'm obviously very sorry for Williams and Alex because I wasn't really trying to overtake him, I just locked up, and that was it, so it is one of those things."
Liam Lawson said Pierre Gasly was giving him âa hard timeâ as he held on for seventh place in the Canadian Grand Prix. Lawson said: "He [Gasly] was definitely giving me a hard time in the race. He was a lot quicker than us at that point, honestly. The Alpines had really good race pace. It's something we could look at, maybe tyre strategy as well, maybe the hard tyre would have worked better. I'm not sure, but considering everything this weekend, it's been a good result."
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the decision to start the Canadian Grand Prix on intermediate tyres was âsharedâ between the pit wall and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and should be judged on the conditions at the time rather than the end result. Stella said: "In terms of making the decision actually it was relatively shared by the pitwall and the drivers. I even gave my input myself when a call needed to be made. I just wanted to be sure that we were on a tyre that we could withstand the first lap. We always have to be a bit careful in judging decisions simply from the outcome. I think you have to judge the decision at the time that they need to be made."
Toto Wolff says Mercedes will let Kimi Antonelli and George Russell race each other, but will intervene if their battles put the teamâs points at risk, after their clashes during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Wolff said: "But definitely, more than ever, this fight is on. There's so much at stake for both. There's so much at stake that you have to, as a team, as uncomfortable as the ride is sometimes, you have to accept that this is the fight they've been trained for. Equally, if there was a situation where we believe the team's points are at risk of losing... then we would not be a millimetre hesitant of putting the handbrake on."
McLaren boss Andrea Stella said Lando Norrisâ retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix was inevitable because the gearbox problem was independent of the earlier overheating issue that triggered an unscheduled stop. Stella said: "But the stop was actually for reliability problems, and then there was a gearbox problem which was independent of this overheating. This gearbox problem would have happened in all cases, so it was not Lando's day; he would not have finished the race."
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